Reddit Migration

I use this UN basically everywhere. Here is no different.

I…uh, went with a classic.

New one. And i had an extremely scientific observational method for coming up with it.

I decided on a totally new name. New place, new name

Changing usernames and/or deleting mature accounts can be an approach to privacy that may be useful. Tracking algorithms from huge tech companies might be sophisticated enough to identify you anyway with information like public IP/location and browsing habits, plus who knows what else.
Nevertheless, I still change usernames frequently.

My Reddit name pre dates Reddit by more than a few years. It will outlast Reddit if I have my way.

I did not. Sometime last year I changed my username to this across all platforms, but Reddit wouldn't let me change it.

Went with a new one. Still sci-fi inspired but wanted that "fresh start" feel

Used the same username. I am envisioning a future in wherein whenever somebody needs to search up something on Google in regards to some tech issue/opinion, instead of putting "best gaming laptop 2023 reddit", they will instead search "best gaming laptop 2023 kbin"

New one. My reddit one is from over a decade ago. While most of my online stuff is using that ancient name, I've started using a few more since then. Granted I'm re-using one of my newer names, but still

New name. Old name was a wayy different me anyways

I'm using a new one. I like a change!

Same. It has sentimental value so I wanted to keep it.

i wouldn't share names cuz then i'd have ppl know who i was, bad OPSEC. Instead, I doxx myself here so that others cannot doxx me.

VulcanSphere is my username (almost) everywhere within the cybersphere.

So, yeah. Stick with a recognisable name.

I took the opportunity to ditch the edgelord name I came up with when I was 14

I think my name says it all

Yes, but no. It's inspired by my Reddit username, but I managed to get a much much shorter variant on Kbin, lol.

I went with a new one. Fresh start and all.

I’ve got a new username. Starting fresh! But tbh I tend to clear down and get a new username every so often anyway. Probably just being paranoid but feel like it keeps my account more anonymous.

Same one for me.

Back in my beginning days in Reddit, I originally wanted to register "wooferine" but it was already taken., so I chose "woooferine" instead.

Yes, I kept the extra "o" here. My g-board knows my username, so why change it?

Mine was from an old open source project. I no longer use it and have started to use a different name elsewhere - would have changed it on Reddit too if Reddit had allowed it.

New one, wanted this from the beginning but was already taken on Reddit 10+ years ago

This was my preference there but wasn't available. Now it's MINE!

I’ve been Takeshidude since I was maybe 11 back on Lego.com

Feels wrong to have any other name

I reused my Reddit username. I kind of identify with it. I love healthy curiosity and Lynx are my favourite wild animal.

Also, I suspect I copied some nonverbal communication clues from the cats we had growing up, such as slow-blinking upon eye contact to indicate everything's fine. So a username that can be interpreted to mean I'm feline seems fitting.

new one. I don't like any consistent data to tie things together. When I talk about myself I regularly will change details or I will use conistant details that are not quite right. Like my birday. 01/23/1987 although I have used 01/23/1942 but that makes me a bit to old to be believable so I changed it.

I got my IRL nickname here, no need to reuse my random Reddit name.

Been using this name since I had a Xbox 360. It almost feels more familiar than my real name.

I went new but it's an old handle. I missed it.

I kept mine. Previously I only used this handle for Reddit, but now I have it here (and on Metafilter, where I created a new account after flouncing 10+ years ago—seems weirdly fitting as I originally learned of Reddit’s existence from Metafilter.)

new to try and get a more basic name

New name....have been changing some names around recently. Pretty easy to spot my accounts with my avatar though.

The original name I wanted on Reddit was taken. Here it was not, so I changed.

I tried to reuse my name but I've messed up something and can't login anymore, just made a new one numbered

I went with my alt username. My Reddit username was the first part of my gmail address because I was dumb 14 years ago (well, dumber, anyway) and didn’t know you couldn’t change it.

I was u/CanadaPlus101. Same thing for continuity, but I could drop the numbers.

I should put my old user in my profile.

I use random one all the time. I mostly lurk anyway, but I'll post more on Fediverse.

My Reddit name is a button mash because signups weren’t working. Then they were.